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British and International Franchise Exhibition

BUDDING franchisees should keep their diaries free on April 2-3, when the British and International Franchise Exhibition is being held at the Wembley Exhibition and Conference Centre in London, writes Rachel Bridge.

The aim of the exhibition is to give people the chance to meet established franchise operators, and so get a better idea of what it is like to be a franchisee.

There will be 180 exhibitors at the conference, all of them members of the British Franchise Association. They will include Costa Coffee, Snappy Snaps, Easyinternetcafé, Kall Kwik, Signs Express and Puccinos.

Also exhibiting at the conference will be some international franchise operators who want to expand into Britain. They will include La Boucherie from France and Party Fiesta from Spain.

The British Franchise Association will also run free educational seminars. Topics will include how to generate new business and how to harness the power of the internet.